2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492005000100005
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Estudo laboratorial das micoses oculares e fatores associados às ceratites

Abstract: Laboratory analysis showed predominance of filamentous fungi over the yeasts, and keratitis was the main observed ocular infection. Fungal keratitis involved at least one associated factor in most cases.

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“…Ocular surgical procedures prior to ocular infection were significantly more associated with infection by yeasts. Topical antibiotics were used both in both yeast and filamentous fungal infections (27) . The large number of corneal buttons we examined came from patients with fungal infection who had undergone surgery, therefore these patients had used antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Ocular surgical procedures prior to ocular infection were significantly more associated with infection by yeasts. Topical antibiotics were used both in both yeast and filamentous fungal infections (27) . The large number of corneal buttons we examined came from patients with fungal infection who had undergone surgery, therefore these patients had used antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If this is not done, a sample can be collected from the ulcer, due to the significant probability of discovering the diagnosis even after the onset of treatment. As test results take a long time, and taking into account the urgency of the situation, in vivo confocal microscopy can be used to guide treatment earlier (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33) .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Com nexo causal já bem estabelecido, o trauma vegetal é citado em diversos estudos como um importante dado na história clínica de lesões corneanas suspeitas de infecções fúngicas (2,16,17) . A baixa incidência de infecções por leveduras pode ser a razão do baixo índice de fatores predisponentes encontrados no estudo (4,7) . Por outro lado, a alta incidência de fungos filamentares encontrados coincide com estudos que mostram este sendo mais comuns em pacientes hígidos e sem doença ocular prévia (18)(19)(20) .…”
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“…O aumento na incidência de casos deve-se, provavelmente, ao uso irrestrito de antibióticos de amplo espectro, que propiciam um ambiente de baixa competitividade, favorecendo o crescimento do fungo (2) . Outros fatores a serem considerados são o uso abusivo de cor ticoides tópicos, olho seco, lentes de contato, cirurgias oculares prévias, uso de medicações ou doenças imunossupressoras e doenças que alterem a flora ocular (3)(4)(5)(6)(7) . Embora com características clínicas particulares, as infecções fún gicas geralmente confundem-se com as bacterianas, tornando a pesquisa etiológica laboratorial mandatória.…”
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“…Filamentous fungi are responsible for the majority of these cases (4) . Höfling-Lima et al (5) cited filamentous fungi as responsible for 79% of fungal keratitis and showed that the genus Fusarium is responsible for 59% of the fungal keratitis in patients of the Federal University of São Paulo.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%